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Aug. 4, 1925.

J. C. POWERS DISPLAY CARD Filed May 20 1924 INVENTOR Q Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

narran STATESPAENT tTO'I-IN C. POW'ERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY CARD.

Application filed May 20, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. lownns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, county and State of New Figure l. is an illustration of-a simulation of a patch of fabric;

ure 1' Figure 3 is a representation of the application of the invention to the simulation of a fabric article;

' Figure l is a section on the line H of Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view of a modification of the construction illustrated in Fig ure 3.

For a long time it was customary in displaying textile fabrics to cut the material into pieces and attach the pieces to cards, but this practice entailed a large expense, not only because of the use of great quan tities of material, but also because of the labor incident to the attachment of the 1na-' 'terial to the sample cards and sheets.

The disadvantages of'so dlsplaylng the samples was recognized by Bernard F. Stenz, who

applied for and obtained a United (states Patent No. 1,047,849, on December 17, 1912, which purported to overcome at least some of the disadvantages.

In his effort to overcome these disadvantages Stenz embossed the display cards so as to simulate, not only the weave of the textile and the color, but also the thickness by striking up the embossing above the body portion of the card a thickness, as said by Judge I-lough in Simplex Lithographflo.

v. Rea-froze Mfg. Co, 250 Fed. 868, in which the above-mentioned patent was litigated:

substantially equal to the thickness of the simulated fabric;

or, as said by Judge Lac'ombe in Simplex Lithograph 00. v, Ron rew 66 (LL, 221(Fed.

substantially equal to the thickness of a piece of textile fabric.

Serial No. 714,684.

Thus, in effect, a paper reproduction with the actual thickness, 1s accomplished.

Thls fabric snnulatlon, on Wl11C.l1 Stenz was granted a patent, however, possesses dis tinct disadvantages. For instance, 'where the fabric is of great thickness, such, for

instance, as is encountered in press blankets, the striking up of the simulation must be to such an extent that it is impracticable to bind the cards or sheets into a folder, or

ieven assemble a great number of the cards together, due to the effective thickness of the cards or sheets.

Furthermore the tensile strength of the 1 paper or cardboard which is adapted for Figure :2 is a section on line 22 of Figembossing is not sufficient to permit the striking up of a panel equal in thickness to a thick fabric such, for instance, as a press blanket or fabric used as overcoating and the like. Furthermore, it increases the effective thickness of the sample card to such an extent that but a few assembled cards occupy such a great amount of space as to take their use almost prohibitive. Not only is- Stenzs method attended by these disadvantages but it necessitates the striking up of sharp edges which of course wea ens the cards. This is especially true where thick fabrics are to be simulated.

The present invention, however, while possessing all of the advantages of the Stenz fabric simulation, and none of the disadvantages, possesses in addition the advantage that the sheets or cards may be bound into a folder or assembled in packs withoutproducing a folder or pack which will be materially thicker than the thickness of the base of the sheets or cards, and yet the color,

weave, form and thickness of the fabric will be exactly disclosed.

Furthermore it does not necessitate the production of sharp edges and, therefore, does not of necessity weaken the card. On the other hand it makes it possible to si1nulate thick fabrics without destroying or weakening the cards or sheets on which the simulations are produced.

The sample sheet or card forming the sub ject matter of this invention, and which possesses all of the advantages above enumerated, and others, comprises a body portion 1, which may be of any suitable shape, size, color or material, but which is preferably of paper, cardboard, or a similar material, of a thickness which will permit the embossing of a panel on the card. A raised panel 2 of any desired configuration is carried by the base 1, which panel is formed by a suitable embossing process and which accurately simulates the weave of the. textile fabric which it is intended to represent. If desired, the thus raised panel may be colored so that it will not only simulate the weave of the textile material, but will also simulate the color thereof.

Instead, however, of raising this panel simulation of the textile to an extent equal to or substantially equal to the thickness of the simulated fabric, it is raised only a fraction of this distance, and the thickness of the actual fabric is disclosed by illustrating one or more of the edges of the fabric as beveled or in perspective, as at 3. This, in the actual construction of the card or sheet, is accomplished by bevelling the ec ge 3, for instance, which is to simulate the edge of the fabric, that is to say, by having it gradually rise from the plane of the base 1 to the plane of the panel 2. In this way the thickness of the fabric simulated is represented and yet the embossing is raised only to such an extent as is necessitated by the successful representation of the weave of the fabric, which obviates the distinct disadvantage in having the simulation, that is to say, the panel, raised from the base to the extent equal to the thickness of the fabric. This beveled or inclined edge of the panel which discloses the edge of the cloth may, of course, be suitably colored and embossed to disclose not only the thickness of the cloth, but also the weave and color.

I have found it is distinctly advantageous in representations of finished articles made of textile material, to use this idea in connection with the simulation of a collar, and I have illustrated this application:

of the invention. The idea lends itself admirably to such an application, in that it not only permits the simulation of the thickness of the collar, but also makes it possible to simulate the contour of the collar without raising the embossing to such a disadvantageous extent as is encountered in the Stenz device.

I11 Figure 2 of the drawings I have illustrated the application of the invention to a complete fabric article, which in this instance is a collar, wherein the collar is simulated by embossing a panel 2 on the background 4, which embossing raises the panel above the surface of the background to an extent sufficient to show the weave of the fabric but less than the thickness of the material of the collar simulated. This embossing is accomplished in such a manner that the weave of the fabric together with the character and disposition of the stitching 5 is shown. Furthermore, the relation of the wings 6 of the collar to the band portion 7 is illustrated, as is also the stitching of the buttonhole 8 and the relation of the edges of the wings of the collar, and thus produces the illusion that the collar is actually shown in the circular form. hile the panel as hereinbefore stated is not struck up to an extent equal to the thickness of the material forming the collar, the thickness of this material is disclosed and conveyed to the observer because of the presence of the edges 10 which are beveled as in perspective and represent the edges of the collar, and, therefore, the thickness of the material from which it is formed.

It is to be observed that the beveling of the edges of the representation of the wings of the collar imparts to the panel a perspective which renders the simulation effective as a replica of the actual collar in its circular form.

Furthermore, the raising of the wings of the collar above the plane of the base and above the simulation of the band of the collar makes it possible to insert an actual collar button 11 through the simulation of the button hole which will in effect pro duce a more realisticreplica, and furthermore, the collar button thus inserted through the base adds no thickness to the finished sheet or card inasmuch as it does not extend above the plane of the panel.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a sample sheet orv card which carries the replica of a textile fabric, and imparts to the observer not only the weave and color of the fabric, but also the thickness, without, however, possessing the disadvantage of being raised to an extent equal to or even substantially equal to the thickness of the fabric simulated.

Moreover the invention lends itself admirably to the simulation of the finished fabric articles, such, for instance, as the collar illustrated, where the beveling of the edge of the material of the collar produces in effect a perspective of the actual collar and, in addition, conveys to the observer the idea of the thickness of the fabric from which the collar is made.

I claim- 1. A sample card or sheet for displaying simulations of textile material, comprising a base and a panel raised above the 'base to a distance substantially less than the thickness of the fabric simulated,said panel having one edge inclined from the plane of the panel to the plane of the base, the Width of said inclined edge being substantially equal to the thickness of the simulated fabric.

2. A sample card or sheet for displaying simulations of textile material, comprising a base and a panel raised above the base to a distance substantially less than the thickness of the fabric simulated, said panel having one edge inclined from the plane of the panel to the plane of the base, the Width of said inclined edge being substantially equal to the thickness of the fabric simulated, the face of the panel being embossed to represent the weave of the cloth.

8. A sample card or sheet for displaying simulations of textile material, comprising a base and a panel raised above. the base to a distance substantially less than the thickness of the fabric simulated, said panel having one edge inclined from the plane of the panel to the plane of the base, the Width of said inclined edge being substantially equal to the thickness of the fabric simulated, the inclined edge of the panel being embossed to represent the Weave of the cloth.

4. A sample card or sheet for displaying simulations of textile material, comprising a base and a panel raised above the base to a distance substantially less than the thickness of the fabric simulated, said panel having one edge inclined from the plane of the panel to the plane of the base, the Width of the said inclined edge being substantially equal to the thickness of the simulated fabric, the inclined edge of thepanel being embossed and printed to represent the Weave and color of the fabric.

5. A sample card or sheet comprising a base carrying a collar, a simulation includ ing a panel raised above the plane of the base a distance substantially less than the thickness of the material of the collar, the portion of the panel representing the Wings of the collar being raised to a greater extent than the portion of the panel representing the band of the collar, the adjacent edges of the Wings of the collar being inclined to- Ward the plane of the base, the inclined edges being substantially equal in Width to the thickness of the material of the Wings.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 16th day of May 1924-.

JOHN C. POWERS. 

